Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis

6.0

2021

54m

DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an extraordinarily disturbing book that transported its readers into the mind of Patrick Bateman, a cynical mergers and acquisitions executive obsessed with brands, inconsequential details, pop culture and brutal murder.

Key Crew

Director

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Producers

Juliette Guigon

Patrick Winocour

Writers

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Music

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Cast (17)

Féodor Atkine

Excerpt Narrator (voice)

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